GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — You wouldn’t guess it if you step outside, but Friday marks the official start of fall.
This week marks the hottest temperatures so far of 2017. The excessive heat forced several West Michigan to cancel or shorten classes Friday. Administrators also delayed Friday’s football games between Northview and Forest Hills Central High School and Rockford and Grand Haven to 7:30 p.m. because of the high temperatures.
The September heat wave that’s settled in West Michigan has already broken a more than century-old record. Thursday’s high of 95 degrees in Grand Rapids blew away the previous record of 92 degrees, set in 1908. It was also hotter than Death Valley, California and any place in Florida, according to Bill’s Blog.
It’s one thing to rewrite the record book for a single event but we will potentially do it for six straight days.
Both the daily high and low temperatures may set records for warmth. Temperatures will be 20 to 25 degrees above average through Tuesday, Sept. 26. However, relief is on the way: A cold front will finally move through Sept. 26, driving down temperatures.